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Y A W N. Surprising… Essentially No One, Noem / Bovino Have Appealed Their Complete Losses Before USDC Judge Ellis… Again.

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The Noemites have, here on Sunday evening, appealed every final order linked in this post of mine.

These people cannot abide competent judicial review — of their collective, willful and ongoing… lawlessness.

These Seventh Circuit appeals… will fail.

And eventually, Bovino will either be run out of town on a rail — or be incarcerated, for contempt of court. To avoid being jailed — he may just slip out of town, one night in the next two weeks. We shall see. Onward — grinning at the ongoing clown show — as the Senate struggles to end their own shutdown, tonight.

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[U: Scrubbed — Weather] Destination Mars: But In… Stealth Mode?! Blue Origin Launching.

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Two very efficient, small and compact spacecraft are (almost silently) headed for Mars this afternoon, on a newly calculated slingshot path — from here in the good old USA — but almost no one knows, because… Trump is napping — and has shut down the government.

Here’s the latest — in the breach, with NASA still in mothballs — we rely on private outlets here in the US, and their live YouTube feeds (see window below the pull quote):

…Blue Origin’s second New Glenn rocket is scheduled to take flight no earlier than Sunday, Nov. 9, and launch a pair of Mars-bound satellites for NASA along with a communications demonstration payload for Viasat.

The 321-foot-tall (98 m) rocket will fly on a south-easterly trajectory upon leaving Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Blue Origin is targeting liftoff during an 88-minute window that opens at 2:45 p.m. EST (1945 UTC).

Spaceflight Now will have live coverage beginning about two hours prior to liftoff….

We will keep an eye on it — and advise once orbit is achieved, prior to departure for Barsoom (in about a year’s time). Onward.

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Massachusetts Advises First Cir. That USDA Is INTENTIONALLY Trying To Confuse Blue States, And Prevent Their Use Of Their Own Fisc, To Fund SNAP — While Tangerine 2.0 Falls Asleep — In Pressers.

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To be sure, many states — Illinois and Colorado included… are simply going to fund the payments, and ignore the Manchurian Cantaloupe’s somnambulant wanderings through his duties at 1600 Penn.

His minions though, are actively trying to make demands — and cases — from the fact that moral state level leaders are doing the right thing. The USDA in particular is threatening to sue states for spending their own money (obviously, the feds cannot “recoup” funds they themselves never sent on, to the states). Let that sink in.

Damn the lot of them — here’s the latest:

…USDA’s notice made no reference whatsoever either to its appeal of the District of Rhode Island’s temporary restraining orders or to its motion to stay those orders pending appeal. See Ex. A attached hereto. USDA’s assurances regarding its ongoing implementation of full benefits were likewise represented in follow-up oral conversations between at least one state agency and USDA’s Food and Nutrition Services (“FNS”).

The federal defendants did not advise the Supreme Court of these facts in their emergency petition submitted in the evening of November 7, 2025. See App. No. 25A539 (U.S. Nov. 7, 2025).

Following the District of Rhode Island’s November 6 order, and in some cases, prompted by USDA’s November 7 notice, many States began submitting files to their vendors for full November benefits. FNS has not sent any new notice, much less any centralized or coherent guidance regarding how to navigate these unprecedented circumstances and what steps USDA will take to resolve the chaos created by its actions.

For instance, in Wisconsin, shortly following the District of Rhode Island’s November 6 order, and following USDA’s notice of appeal to the First Circuit — but prior to the filing of a request to stay proceedings — the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) submitted the full November benefits file to its vendor. The vendor then engaged in its normal processing steps, and full benefits were activated on EBT cards for Wisconsin beneficiaries at 12:01am Central Time on November 7.
Wisconsin SNAP recipients have since been able to use their EBT cards to purchase food at participating retailers. At approximately 4:30am Central Time on November 7, however, the United States Treasury denied the transaction to authorize payment of full benefits in Wisconsin. As a result of the denial, the Treasury did not increase the Letter of Credit (LOC) on behalf of Wisconsin’s benefits payments, as it normally would. The federal government’s denial of authorization for these funds occurred despite the active court order and prior to the filing of any request from USDA for a stay of said order.

As a result, in Wisconsin, there are insufficient SNAP funds to reimburse retailers for the provisions sold to SNAP recipients. At this time Wisconsin has less than two days of cash remaining on the LOC based on current SNAP recipient spending. Wisconsin had a balance of about $19.5 million as of 10:00p.m. on November 7. The daily spend from 12:01a.m. through 10:00p.m. on November 7 was approximately $9.9 million. Without immediate action, Wisconsin DHS will likely exceed its LOC on Monday, November 10. Some States have likewise heard from their vendors that the LOC from the government to the vendors — like Wisconsin’s letter — is only extended for partial benefits, despite the fact that States began to process full benefits in reliance on the court order and, later, many on USDA’s representations in its November 7 notice.

A stay of the district court’s temporary restraining orders would introduce even more chaos to an already chaotic series of events caused by the federal defendants. The States have received no communications from USDA regarding resolution of full benefits that have now been disbursed or are in the process of disbursement by the States’ vendors. A stay of the district court’s temporary restraining orders would introduce even more chaos to an already chaotic series of events caused by the federal defendants. The States have received no communications from USDA regarding resolution of full benefits that have now been disbursed or are in the process of disbursement by the States’ vendors. The federal government or the States’ vendors may attempt to recoup funds from the States that the States’ residents have used to feed themselves and their families. In many cases, the delta between partial and full benefits is substantial — and States could face demands to return hundreds of millions of dollars in the aggregate….

Damn these feckless, immoral and lawless… monsters. The USDA on Trump’s orders — is actively trying to make it harder for state and local payors to do the right thing, during his “cruelty and chaos are the central goals” offensive.

For our part, we await a definitive ruling in the First Cir., then a dismissal — at the Supremes. That would restore the balance. Still. . . damn them all.

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Just Checking In — On My Good Buddy, Ole’ Greg Bovino: He Swears He’s Wearing A Body Cam Now, Per Court Orders… Mmmm-Kay.

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Well… he was in Waukegan yesterday, and his people grabbed another human from Evanston, as well — yesterday morning.

The stills and video from Waukegan (at least) appear to show his body cam on his upper left shoulder. So there is that. There were apparently no complaints of excessive force yesterday. So, that’s progress, too. Here’s a bit of his sworn statement — from Courtroom 1403 — overnight:

…I, Gregory K. Bovino, declare and affirm as follows:

1. I received a body worn camera on October 30, 2025.

2. I completed the requisite body-worn camera training on October 30, 2025.

3. I am currently using my body-worn camera in compliance with the preliminary injunction….

Executed this 7th day of November, 2025, in Chicago, Illinois….

Now you know… grin.

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Still Overwhelmingly The Less Serious Clade 2, But Mpox Is Rising Again, In And Around Chicago… Ugh.

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With free (and plentiful) vaccine stock available — we all need to be mindful that inside Chicago, at least — if you are not among the most at-risk groups, you are likely very safe from infection. But the impacted group members would be wise to get both doses of the vaccine, right away. Better safe than sorry. Now you know.

Here’s that bit — [but do note that the local Faux affiliate tries to demonize brown people, in the way it editorializes on the facts — I stripped it out of my quotes, below]:

…Since June, there have been 133 total cases in the city. Most cases involve men, many of whom identify as gay or bisexual. . . .

In suburban Cook County, almost all mpox cases have been reported in men, and more than a third are among Hispanic or Latino residents, according to the Cook County Department of Public Health.

Nationwide, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says about 35,000 mpox cases have been confirmed in the United States since 2022. Most are linked to close physical contact, though anyone can get infected….

Onward — baby girl back out again, to NYC to accept a podcasting award — then back here Wednesday (before Aspen, next weekend — assuming planes are still flying — I too will then head for the Rockies, for a week). All of this, since it will be snowing here again by Monday night! With maybe six inches expected, here — heh. Out.

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Erh… Hinderaker — Wake Up! — Congress HAS Appropriated SNAP Emergency Funding. Under Messrs. Obama and Biden.

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YAWN.

You see, John — how this works is… when a sitting president, by signing onto an Act, previously passed by both chambers of the then sitting Congress, sets aside money (for SNAP) on an emergency basis, and declares it… inviolate — then a later preznit (acting alone) cannot stop it from flowing.

That is very clear black letter law. And so, since we do not engage in zero based budgeting here at the federal level, Hinderaker boldly lies, when he says THIS Congress didn’t appropriate money for SNAP. The existing coffers were not scraped clean by any Congress. Congress, in sum — in the time of MAGA, has rendered itself impotent (by recesses and inaction)… Just damn, John: Stop your lying.

Here is his belching nonsense:

…[Sitting USDC Judge] John McConnell, ordered the Trump administration to continue fully funding the food stamp program, even though Congress has not appropriated the money to do so [Ed. note: This is a stupid lie.]….

Geez John — give your beating idiocy a rest. And… while we are at it… why is your boy building gilded ballrooms — on “we the people’s” property (and likely in part with our money!) — while kids in the US go… hungry?! Why, John? What is wrong with you?!

Out.

KBJ’s Admin. Stay Will Lapse Just As Soon As The First Circuit Rules — Which They Will Do, On An Emergency Basis: SNAP Funding Cases.

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Some (most?) MSM outlets are making far too much of the very temporary stay — from KBJ (hey! that rhymes!).

Probably before Sunday night, funding will be flowing again — and in the breach, most blue states are simply paying from the state coffers — confident that Rollins is absolutely correct, on the applicable law. We shall see — but I am sanguine. This despite all the Trumpian (very intentional) chaos offensives. This is the First Cir., last night (upon which KBJ relies):

…We note that in its stay briefing to us, the government has not disputed that it may under 7 U.S.C. § 2257 use the Section 32 fund to cover the provision of SNAP benefits for the month of November. Because the November 6 orders provide the same relief, the government would need to establish that it is entitled to a stay of both orders in order to receive the relief that it requests from being required to make full SNAP payments by utilizing available Section 32 funds in combination with the contingency funds. The request for an administrative stay is denied. The government’s motion for a stay pending appeal remains pending, and we intend to issue a decision on that motion as quickly as possible. [25-2089]….

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Onward, resolutely — and smiling, into the coming snows and record low temps here.

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For Hinderaker, The Only Thing That Matters… Is Whether He Can Catch His Vacation Flight — On The 16th. LOSER.

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So Hinderaker speaks only in terms of what he personally might be inconvenienced with, should the shutdown not be solved this weekend.

Forget that kids might… starve.

Forget that Tangerine 2.0 is literally falling dead asleep on camera at press availabilities. [If this were 2022, and President Biden, the GOP would have already drawn up their 25th Amendment papers — tonight.]

Nope. All that matters — to John, it seems — is John’s upcoming fun, in Amsterdam.

What a useless putz.

Out.

Mpox Clade 1b Update, In Liberia, Tonight…

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Having only recently arrested an ebola outbreak, this news out of Liberia is… daunting. Still, with plenty of very effective vaccine stock in hand — this 2025 Mpox outbreak should be largely manageable, there.

More suspected cases are being confirmed (or cleared) daily — but we all must advocate for the release of the sidelined USAID funds. Here’s the latest, on the ground in Monrovia:

…The Ministry’s goals for the period between November 2025 and January 2026 include detecting and investigating at least 90 percent of suspected Mpox cases within 24 to 48 hours nationwide, ensuring all collected samples are tested and results provided within 48 hours, and achieving zero preventable Mpox-related deaths….

Liberia recently received a shipment of 42,720 doses of Mpox vaccines in September 2025, donated by a global consortium that includes the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC), Africa CDC, GAVI, UNICEF, and the Coalition for Epidemic
Preparedness Innovations (CEPI). The vaccines will be prioritized for high-risk populations and communities where the virus is most active….

And closer to home, many states are simply covering the SNAP shortages, and will recoup it from the feds when the Supremes set Tangerine 2.0’s little orange wagon… on its side, again. Count on that.

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So Much For “Make Sure It Works!” Trivial — But Hilarious!

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To be fair, the early days of Obamacare.gov were sort of glitchy, too — but that was insurance, for about 100 million people, applying.

Here, Tangerine’s “Rx plan” is strictly by voluntary efforts — from/of just a few manufacturers — and only for just a small handful of drugs.

He now well-knows he has zero ability to force any drug price down, and put it on his list of meds. [Ironically, that is what he, and his minions — would / did. . . call “communism” or “socialism”, if/when a Democratic candidate even mentioned the idea of it. And to be clear — I supported Mr. Biden’s thoughtful “negotiated” moves, with over a dozen drugmakers, on the ten most widely prescribed meds — to make them more affordable in TriCare, CMS and Medicare / Medicaid venues. That is, the idea is sound; but his “execution” of it — is preposterously… flawed.]

So, the point here is that his people cannot even get a voluntary enrollment site up and running, for perhaps three to five drugs at this point. It has crashed at the first page, for over 28 hours now, after “launch” [offering a blank grayed-out screen, on the landing page] — and the White House now has a static screen shot image, of some supposed future web-site — claiming a January 2026 launch / availability. [By way of contrast, the ACA of 2010 / Obamacare site was running smoothly by the third day, after launch. And has run smoothly for 15 years.] He said, according to MSM reports — “Okay, got to make sure it’s successful, it’s got my name on it….” Indeed, Trumpie. Hilarious.

In another age — incompetence like this would have been plenty to end a GOP administration’s popular sway. Now there is a segment of the American population that cheers… even his felonious bribe seeking moves. Incompetence?! Trivial, they say — so long as billionaires get their subsidies and tax cuts. Damn. Out.

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